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     R&B lovers and music fans the world over are mourning the death of an icon. Rudolph Isley, an original and founding member of the beloved Isely Brothers, died on Wednesday, Oct. 12

     The decades-long rise of the nones — a diverse, hard-to-summarize group — is one of the most talked about phenomena in U.S. religion. They are reshaping America’s religious landscape as we know it.

Known affectionately as “Uncle Redd,” Ellis was a WWII war veteran and a symbol of resilience in the face of racial adversity.

Thanks to our amazing Parks & Recreation Director Mr. Mullens and his team for doing a great job with maintaining the parks during the activities.

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The African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee will work to collect data on gun violence and develop prevention strategies in a new statewide campaign as part of a formal partnership with the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It’s the latest step for the clergy collective in its advocacy for gun reform, which other faith groups have followed suit in the wake of The Covenant School shooting in March.

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Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82.

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      The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, has kicked a rural Oklahoma church out of its membership after photos and videos of their pastor impersonating singer Ray Charles in blackface emerged on social media.